[Zope-dev] Re: Please no version numbers in setup.py [was: SVN: Zope2.buildout/tags/2.11.1/setup.py Pin / fix up dependencies based on comparison with monolith.]

[Stephan Richter]

On Wednesday 06 August 2008, Tres Seaver wrote:
> I am uninterested in making the Z2 eggs depend on a KGS / index which is
> not managed specifically for the benefit of the corresponding Zope2
> version:  there is zero chance that such a KGS will be truly "known
> good" for a configuration which its managers don't test or run.  This is no

1. We do run the tests.

2. You can always create Zope 2 KGS that extends a specific Zope 3 version.

> Users who wanted to deploy exactly 2.11.1 would use the first index;
> those who wanted to do updates would use the second.  Buildout users
> would need to write recipes which were able to use different indexes for
> different eggs, if they needed eggs not in the "Z2 KGS" index.

So don't use the index. For our commercial stuff I use the released 
versions.cfg file and then overwrite the versions as needed.

Regards,
Stephan
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